Chrystaline Sullivan

Education

• Link to Digital Portfolio: chrystalinesullivan.agnesscott.org
• Hubert Grant Recipient

• GPA: 4.0, President's List 2022-2024

Certifications and Training

• Social and Behavioral Research
• Responsible Conduct of Research
• Human Subjects Research

• • Media Literacy Jan 2022
• • Answering Students Questions Jan 2022
• • Examining Sexually Explicit Media Jan 2022
• • Teaching Puberty in Elementary School Nov 2021
• • Sexuality Education Cornerstone Seminar Sep 2021

Academic Projects

• Researched and developed a persuasive argument related to the history of sex education and the addition of pleasure within the curriculum
• Deepened understanding for the opposing viewpoint to formulate more persuasive counterarguments and strengthen strategic positioning

• Identified a movement and researched the history of the sexualization of young girls in media and society, created a meme museum presentation to deliver messages about protecting childhood
• Utilized knowledge of stakeholders to adapt messaging to convert awareness into action

Experience

• Checked and updated websites (CARE Shares for staff and CARE.org for the public) to make sure all brand information was accurate and easy to understand
• Rewrote complicated health data and research into clear, simple updates and presentations for different audiences
• Made and distributed training materials to help staff share info and learn from ongoing projects
• Wrote and scheduled social media posts that matched the organization's main focus areas each quarter

• Curated and developed supplemental digital content aligned with weekly course modules to enhance student engagement and reinforce key learning objectives
• Delivered an in-person instructional module on effective communication to a class of 80 students

Project: Proximal Effects of Alcohol on Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence (PASSION)

• Administered computerized paradigms, such as the Taylor Aggression Paradigm (TAP), and online surveys to participants after alcohol consumption
• Recruited and administered clinical interviews with heavy drinkers who engaged in recent Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) to determine study eligibility
• Managed social media ad schedules to support participant recruitment efforts

Project: Terror or Torment? Debating Terrorism in Entitled Rage

• Collaborated with the primary coder to ensure consistency and accuracy in coding datasets related to the motives of three perpetrator types, adhering to the predefined themes/codes outlined in the codebook
• Conducted meticulous coding of datasets using the provided codebook, contributing to the establishment of inter-reliability and enhancing the overall validity of the research findings

Published Abstracts

Sullivan, C. & Lemmon, D. (2025). Protecting the image of young girls against over-sexualization in media & society. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2025 Spring Annual Research Conference, Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, GA.

Gain, C. (2024). Hostile masculinity and sexual intimate partner violence perpetration among LGBTQ+ individuals: A preliminary test of the confluence model. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2024 Georgia State University Undergraduate Research Conference, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.

Volunteer Activities

• Escorted patients to the clinic's entrance, shielding them from potential harassment by protesters and demonstrators